Trump's FISA tweets throw Washington into chaos

Vernon Walton |Saturday, January 13, 2018

Trump Mocked After Doing a 180 on FISA in Under Two Hours. He's Now Claiming He 'Personally Directed the Fix' to Unmasking.

The House of Representatives voted Thursday to extend the National Security Agency's warrantless surveillance program for six years with minimal changes, rejecting a yearslong effort by a bipartisan group of lawmakers to impose significant new privacy limits when it sweeps up Americans' e-mails and other personal communications.

After yet another round of tweets by Donald Trump, #Sarah Huckabee Sanders was forced to explain his statements, as well as his current physical health.

Trump's first year had to deal with all kind of drama, from the probe on Russian involvement in the United States presidential elections to sexist comments that have led to many staff leaving White House.

While taking questions from reporters on Thursday afternoon, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders addressed several issues brought up the media.

The secret court that oversees FISA also authorized the surveillance of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, but it is not clear that was active during his time on the campaign.

Why the delay? We expect it's because Trump wants to get every detail of the ceremony right, from the flawless host (Sebastian Gorka, perhaps?), to the rocking house band (a tough call between Charlie Daniels and 3 Doors Down), to the red-carpet designers (a prime marketing opportunity for Ivanka). "This vote is about foreign surveillance of foreign bad guys on foreign land", he tweeted. He suggested that a vote on the bill should be delayed, but it went forward. Apparently inspired by the segment's characterization of the law as "controversial" and linked to the Trump-Russia dossier, Trump wrote that FISA had been used "to so badly surveil and abuse the Trump Campaign".

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Oakland moved quickly through the process of tabbing Gruden, taking him away from ESPN , and firing then-head coach Jack Del Rio . What was intriguing about this is that Woodson played under Gruden during his first four years in the league.

Republicans have alleged that Obama administration officials improperly shared the identities of Trump presidential transition team members mentioned in intelligence reports.

Intense scrutiny by the press combined with the investigations into alleged collusion with Russian interests and Trump's unique style of management means that more staff could be on the way out very soon, say sources. He has offered no proof for such claims. Kelly wants to do so by the end of January, but President Donald Trump is having difficulty recruiting staff to fill vacancies, and the hiring process is lengthy.

FBI Director Christopher Wray has said that tips are flooding into the FBI by the thousands.

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'Absolutely not. That's a ridiculous characterization, ' she said, when asked if the cell phone ban was a response to the book.

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